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Wood oboe with a metal alloy bell, head, and mouthpiece decorated with ornate brass metal work in the design of flowers and swirls. The bell fits over the flared base of the body. A flower-shaped brass piece and ring are attached to each side of the bell. A link chain is attached to each ring and joined to a chain which extends up to the head-piece and hooks to another metal ring. The chain then hangs from the ring; a red string is attached to the end, with a short plastic straw serving as a reed attached to the other end. The reed is placed on top of the hollow metal spindle that protrudes out the top.The body is made of dense dark wood. The top three fingerholes are flanked by a band of black string wrapped numerous times around the body (to control a crack in the tube). A length of red thread has been wound around the body where it meets the bell. A metal ring encircles the body above and below each fingerhole (8 total); a stone is placed at the center of each in a teardrop-shaped setting. There are 3 blue turquoise stones, 2 green turquoise stones, and 2 orange coral stones. The fourth ring from the top is missing the stone.
This instrument and Rgya-gling 1 (#171) are a matching pair acquired as a set from the maker.Accessories: The following four accessory parts are placed one on top of the other by sliding them over the thin metal spindle that rises out of the top of the instrument; the reed is placed at the very top.
a) An ornate metal alloy convex round lip disk that is placed with
the lip down on top of the instrument.
b) A reversed vase-shaped metal alloy piece with four ornate brass
vertical pieces attached that is placed on top of “a.”
c) A smaller vase-shaped metal alloy piece with ornate brass design on bottom portion that is placed on top of “b.”
d) A small concave disk that is placed on top of “c.”